48 Haryana BJP MLAs, 1 Punjab Mission: What PM Modi’s Saturday Meeting Was Really About

Last Updated:October 04, 2026, 2:08 PM IST

Most Haryana BJP MLAs and leaders are expected to be deployed in Punjab, with responsibilities extending from Assembly constituencies to the booth level, say sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI File)

In Saturday’s meeting between Haryana BJP MLAs and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with pep talks, social media dos, organic farming instructions and walking down memory lane; sources say, one thing was increasingly clear — focus was on the Punjab poll that is scheduled early next year.

Most Haryana BJP MLAs and leaders are expected to be deployed in Punjab, with responsibilities extending from Assembly constituencies to the booth level, say sources.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to project Haryana’s governance model to Punjab voters, with CM Nayab Singh Saini already making repeated visits to the state.

Nayab Saini has attended nearly 90 events across Punjab in the past year, as the Haryana CM steps up BJP’s 2027 Punjab outreach. Wearing a turban, visiting shrines, in Punjab BJP he is often referred to as “Sardar Nayab Singh Saini”.

“Once the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government in Punjab, efforts will be made to build a developed Punjab on the lines of the prime minister’s resolve of Viksit Bharat, and Haryana’s welfare schemes will also be implemented in Punjab,” Saini said recently in Punjab.

Saini claimed in his Punjab campaigns that BJP has fulfilled 70 out of the 217 promises made in its ‘Sankalp Patra’ for the 2024 Haryana Assembly elections within just 18 months. However, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has not been able to fulfil even one of its 57 election promises in five years, upping the ante.

Now, after Saturday’s meeting at 7 Lok Kalyan Margsources say not just Saini, the majority of the 48 BJP Haryana MLAs will be seen in Punjab canvassing for the party.

Modi was BJP’s organisational in-charge for the northern cluster, including Haryana and Punjab, during the mid-to-late 1990s. Modi was closely involved in the BJP’s 1996 strategy, including the alliance with Bansi Lal’s Haryana Vikas Party. The alliance formed the government, with Bansi Lal as CM. Meanwhile, he was behind the alliance strategy with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab where BJP was a new entrant. The SAD-BJP alliance swept the 1997 Punjab Assembly election.

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What was the main agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Haryana BJP MLAs?

The primary focus of the meeting was the upcoming Punjab assembly elections scheduled for early next year, with plans to deploy Haryana BJP MLAs for extensive campaigning.

How is Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini involved in the BJP’s outreach to Punjab?

Nayab Singh Saini has stepped up outreach by attending nearly 90 events across Punjab over the past year, where he is frequently referred to as Sardar Nayab Singh Saini.

What historical role did Prime Minister Narendra Modi play in the northern cluster during the 1990s?

During the mid-to-late 1990s, Modi served as the BJP’s organizational in-charge for the northern cluster, which included Haryana and Punjab, where he was closely involved in key strategic alliances.

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